Native Trail into 6-4 for 2,000 Guineas after convincing Craven win at Newmarket

The Kameko Futurity Trophy Stakes (2.10 Doncaster, Saturday) takes place this weekend and a talented group of juveniles look set to take their chance in the final British Group 1 of the season. Here we go through the form of the leading contenders and produce an early verdict on who will come out on top. Form: 11 Strengths: He was purchased for 2.4…

Ollie Sangster is dreaming of Guineas glory after Shuwari handed the fledgling trainer his first Listed success in the Star Stakes. The grandson of legendary owner-breeder Robert Sangster claimed his first victory in April and had just six winners to his name before this success. Shuwari battled on well under Oisin Murphy to claim the 7f contest by…

We have only seen her once but Ylang Ylang created such a big impression in her Curragh maiden that she is already favourite for both the 1000 Guineas and Oaks in 2024 and could shorten further with victory in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes (5.12) on a star-studded card at Leopardstown. The daughter of Frankel and Shambolic, who won her first two…

The St James's Palace Stakes is at its best as a race when it pits the English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners against each other. Representing the Newmarket form we have Chaldean, who put an inauspicious start to his Classic campaign behind him - he unseated coming out of the stalls in the Greenham - to run out an authoritative winner of the…

The countdown is well and truly on for the best week in the flat racing calendar as stars from around the world fight it out at Royal Ascot, all live on Sky Sports Racing. Last year delivered all the usual drama and fanfare as Baaeed dominated, Inspiral was crowned and Kyprios claimed Gold Cup glory. This time around there looks set to be a whole…

The Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes ( ) takes centre stage this weekend and provides some early season pointers to the mile division, with Palace Pier and Baaeed winning the race in the last two years. Here we assess six of the leading contenders for the Group 1 and provide a big-race verdict. . . Form: 2121-2 Strengths: Unbeaten in two starts at the…

There were one or two notable disappointments in Sunday's 1000 Guineas, but two likely types drew well clear in the final furlong, albeit from outsiders, so they certainly need to be thought of positively, in the short term at least. They split into two main groups, with the first two coming from those who raced up the centre. Members' Club…

When Helleborine appears in a Juddmonte pedigree you know you are looking at one of the best bloodlines as the 2010 Prix Marcel Boussac second is the dam of Coventry winner Calyx and from the family of top-class Group 1 horses African Rose and Native Trail. Coppice is the latest of Helleborine's progeny to announce herself as a top-class prospect…

The 2023 Flat season is underway and about to kick into top gear with the first of the Classics - the Qipco 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas - looming on the horizon on the first weekend in May, before the Betfred Derby and Oaks at Epsom a month later. Before that, though, we have the three-day Craven meeting at Newmarket to get stuck into, where we…

Slipofthepen enhanced the prospects of giving The King a runner on the day of his Coronation in next month's QIPCO 2000 Guineas after maintaining his unbeaten record on his seasonal return in the Join Racing TV Now Conditions Stakes at Kempton Park today. The John and Thady Gosden-trained Night Of Thunder colt kept the option of an outing in…

Slipofthepen enhanced the prospects of giving The King a runner on the day of his Coronation in next month's QIPCO 2000 Guineas after maintaining his unbeaten record on his seasonal return in the Join Racing TV Now Conditions Stakes at Kempton. The John and Thady Gosden-trained Night Of Thunder colt kept the option of an outing in opening Classic…

Veteran jockey Robert Havlin ended a 30-year wait for a first Group One success when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin wins at Yarmouth on impressive filly Ananda Thursday: Yarmouth Ananda was the pick of the females on show on ladies' day at the Norfolk track when scoring at the second attempt in division one of the 6f fillies' novice stakes. John and Thady Gosden were on target for the second day running at the three-day Eastern festival when the…

New London earned quotes for the Cazoo St Leger with a dominant display in the bet365 Handicap at Newmarket. Charlie Appleby's colt was last seen being sent off an odds-on favourite for the Chester Vase 65 days ago, where he ran no sort of race behind Aidan O'Brien's Changingoftheguard, who went on to be fifth in the Derby and won the King Edward…

New London earned quotes for the Cazoo St Leger with a dominant display in the bet365 Handicap at Newmarket. Charlie Appleby's colt was last seen being sent off an odds-on favourite for the Chester Vase 65 days ago, where he ran no sort of race behind Aidan O'Brien's Changingoftheguard, who went on to be fifth in the Derby and won the King Edward…

New London earned quotes for the Cazoo St Leger with a dominant display in the bet365 Handicap at Newmarket. New London was last seen being sent off an odds-on favourite for the Chester Vase 65 days ago, where he ran no sort of race behind Aidan O'Brien's Changingoftheguard, who went on to be fifth in the Derby and won the King Edward VII…

After saddling a double on day one of the Moët & Chandon July Festival, Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby carried on where he had left on when New London (6-4 Favourite) came home the comfortable winner of the £100000 bet365 Handicap (1m 2f). Making his first start since he was beaten at odds-on in the Group Three Chester Vase back in May, the son…

Unbeaten Inspiral (15-8 favourite) flew down the outside to land a thrilling victory in the Coronation Stakes on the fourth day of Royal Ascot 2022. The John and Thady Gosden-trained daughter of the great Frankel showed the huge talent she possesses to land a fifth straight career success in the Group One feature, under Frankie Dettori. Having…

Our tipster Jones Knows backed a 50/1 winner yesterday and is backing trainer George Boughey to light up Royal Ascot with Cachet. Watch every race live on Sky Sports Racing. Cachet (11/2 with Sky Bet) looks a rock solid option in the Coronation Stakes (4.20) on what is another fantastic card of action at Royal Ascot on Friday. The 1000 Guineas…

It's nearly time for, which is the jewel in the crown of flat racing and here are three match-ups that could light up the week. If the ball had hopped a little more kindly for Coroebus last season, he would still be unbeaten. After easily landing a novice stakes at Newmarket's July Course last August on his racecourse debut, the Godolphin colt was…

It is not only the England football team who are bidding to bridge a long gap between top-level triumphs at a venue. Leading owner and breeder Jeff Smith may have won countless big prizes in the past four decades, but he has not landed one of the Group 1 prizes at the Newmarket July Festival since the brilliant Chief Singer saw off all the best…

Ken Condon is preparing both Thunder Beauty and Miss Amulet for tilts at Guineas glory - with Thunder Beauty heading to Newmarket and Miss Amulet bound for France. Thunder Beauty made a big impression on her racecourse debut at the Curragh last summer before going on to finish fifth in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and seventh in the Prix…

Gustav Klimt (Ryan Moore, left) runs down Imaging to land the 2000 Guineas Trial Any juice in Gustav Klimt's Qipco 2000 Guineas price evaporated after he galloped through the rain-softened Leopardstown ground en route to winning Saturday's Ballylinch-sponsored trial from Imaging. It was a performance that resulted in the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt…